Congratulations to the UNSW students in the Sunswift team who have broken the Guinness World Record for fastest Solar-Powered vehicle.
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Big deal. Internal combustion powered cars are still faster ! :-)
Not only that, can this 'miracle' of a solar car carry say a ~500Kg load at 100km/hr for say 4 hours - and at night ?
I suspect probably not. Like all 'green ideas', they are rarely practical.